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Find the solution:
3x + 2y = 12
-2x + 3y = 5

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Answer:

x = 3

y = 2

Explanation:

3x + 2y = 12

-2x + 3y = 5 to find the solution we will use elimination method and for that, multiply second equation with 3 and the first equation with 2

2 * 3x + 2y = 12

6x + 4y = 24

3 * -2x + 3y = 5

-6x + 9y = 15 now find the sum of both equation:

6x + 4y -6x + 9y = 24 + 15 add like terms

13y = 39 divide both sides by 13

y = 3 now that we found the value of y we can use this to calculate the value of x

3x + 2y = 12 replace y with 3

3x + 2*2 = 12

3x + 4 = 12 subtract 4 from both sides

3x = 9 divide both sides by 3

x = 3

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